Sales Director at Manta Media Capital

Job Title

Sales Director

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Manta Media Capital is a London-based event accelerator and investor that partners with ambitious event founders to launch and scale world-class media companies. Founded by industry veterans, they provide both capital and hands-on operational support to a global portfolio of high-growth event startups at the intersection of finance and technology.

As Sales Director for Manta Media Capital portfolio company Party Action People, you will spearhead commercial growth for an international B2B event series. You will own the revenue strategy across the US, UK, and Asia, closing high-value sponsorship deals and building a world-class sales function in a fast-paced, investor-backed environment.

London, UK

• Take full commercial ownership of a high-growth international event series sitting at the high-stakes intersection of global finance, technology, and digital assets.
• Join a portfolio backed by Manta Media Capital’s deep operational expertise and global network of industry leaders, offering significant resources to scale businesses rapidly.
• Opportunity for significant international travel across three continents while building a global revenue engine from the ground up for a founder-led business.

• Lead and close strategic six and seven-figure sponsorship and exhibition deals with senior C-suite decision-makers across the global financial services and technology sectors.
• Define and execute the end-to-end commercial strategy for the event series, establishing robust pipeline discipline and multi-year revenue forecasting using Hub Spot.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing international sales team, managing both in-house and outsourced talent to deliver exceptional attendance and revenue growth.

• Minimum of 7 years in B2B event sales with a proven track record of personally closing large-scale, high-value sponsorship and exhibition deals across international markets.
• Existing network of commercial buyers within financial services, payments, or banking infrastructure, with the ability to navigate complex, consultative sales cycles.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with experience in founder-led or investor-backed businesses, comfortable with the autonomy and pace required to scale a global events brand.